News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-17
SANDY BOWERs's FORTUNE.
Two Ten~FOOt Claims on the Comstock
Made him and his wife Very Rich.

Sandy Bowers's man ion at Frank
town, Neb., is torn down. Sandy was one
of the lucky characters In Nevada IN an
early day. He owned ten feet on the
| Bowers claim of the Comstock, now
known as the Imperial Consolidated, and
a certain good-looking girl owned an
other ten feet. When the bonanza on
the claim was struck the ownership OF a
single foot made a man wealthy. Sandy
was more than wealthy; he had money
to throw to the dogs, and, whea he did
not literally throw it that way, he
threw lots of it to the boys who needed
it, To know Sandy Bowets was to have
a sure thing on stake. When money
was coming in most pleltifull, Sandy
and the pretty girl to whom he had
given the two ten-foot joslea their for
tunes end got married;Ss-nd vent to
Europe on a wedding trip. Sandy was
no fool. He could well act the part of
cultured gen leman, and Mrs. Bowers
could act the part of a lady. They OBJ
tanned an introduction to aristocratic
and royal circles in nearly every country
they visited, and they made their tour
last three years. Mrs. Bowers was pre-
sented to Queen Victoria and she cut
quite a dash in Partisan circles.
During his absence Sandy instructed
his Nevada agent to build him a palace
in certain spot at Franktown. The
location was beautifully chosen. 1t was
on the edge of plain, close to the foot
of pine covered mountain, out of whose
sides bubbled hot and cold water
springs. The palace was built of cut
granite. It was long, wide building,
with a wing at each side. 1t contained
seventy rooms, each one long, and with
high ceilings. The stair cases were
wide and of the most costly and beauti-
full wood. The bathrooms were finished
in marble and every portion of the in
terror of the house was as fine as it could
be. The hot and cold springs back of
the house carried water to the house and
the beautiful lawn surrounding it, and
made lakes and fou tains. In one small
pond was pretty island, on which was
a bird house made of glass. The stables
were filled with blooded stock, and the
conservatory with rare and costly plants.
The house was furnished with the rich
est furniture, carpets and curtains that
money could buy, and i, was palace of
luxury.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowers entertained
splendidly, and the latch string was al
ways out. No tired, foot sore, or dead
broke prospector ever knocked at the
door in vain. Sandy never forgot his
old companions or his old occupation,
and, as the boys said, "He didn't feel a
bit bigger than he did before he wore
billed shirts"
But it didn't last long, for one day
Sandy died, leaving his widow with one
little yellow haired girl After his death
Mrs. Bowers became the victim of very
swindler, and soon became
involved in debt. She rented the house
for dance house and kindred purposes,
and it rapidly went to ruin. Finally
the little girl died, and was buried on
the mountain side behind the house be-
side her father. Her death broke the
spirit of Mrs. Bowers, who had by that
time lest her diam. orada aEzES every thing
she owned, and she gave up the palace
to the man who held the mortgage on it.
/ hat man was one of the penDiless pros
pectors who had been entertained at her
house in the days of her prosperity. The
of mining fortune brought him
his luck, and he is now solid citizen of
Reno. As for Mrs Bowers, she is an
astrologer and fortuue teller in San
Francisco